Thursday, December 4, 2008

THE AIDS EPIDEMIC IN AMERICA- WHAT CAN WE DO??



I WAS ON BOSSIP.COM TODAY AND I SAW THIS POST. NOW USUALLY, I STEER CLEAR OF BOSSIP DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALL THEY PROMOTE IS SEX AND THESE CELEBRITIES THAT NOBODY CARES ABOUT. BUT THEY ACTUALLY POSTED SOMETHING THAT I READ TODAY.


IN WASHINGTON D.C., THE HIV AND AIDS NUMBERS ARE INCREASING IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY. IT SEEMS THAT OUT OF EVERY 10 AIDS PATIENTS, 9 OF THEM ARE BLACK. WHAT'S GOING ON? AIDS SHOULD NOT BE AS DETRIMENTAL AS IT USED TO BE, BUT BEFORE, IT WASN'T SUCH A DOMINANT THREAT IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE CONTRACTING THE DISEASE ARE WOMEN(BLACK). WHY IS THAT?

I MYSELF THINK THAT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE WORLD IS SEX DOMINANT. EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON TV IS SEXY. NO ONE COVERS UP ANYMORE. ALL WE ARE SHOWN IS SEX AND IT KILLS OUR MINDS. I MYSELF BLAME THE MEDIA. SEX HAS KILLED MUSIC! REMEMBER WHEN A MUSIC VIDEO WAS A MUSIC VIDEO? TALK TO ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK, HONESTLY.

WE ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO COVER THINGS OF MORE IMPORTANCE FROM NOW ON. THAT STORY ON BOSSIP CHANGED ME.